Russia is concerned about the actions of Turkey in northern Syria, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov told the aforementioned to his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu during a phone conversation on Wednesday.
The conversation took place upon the imitative of the Turkish side.
The sides discussed pressing issues in the Russian-Turkish relations, including the implementation of the agreements reached between the Russian and Turkish presidents in Turkey and Saint Petersburg on August 9 in the context of common understanding and gradual restoration of bilateral cooperation, the press-service of the Russian MFA reports.
Apart from this, views were exchanged on the situation in Syria. “The Russian side expressed concern about the actions of the Turkish armed forces and opposition detachments subordinated to Ankara in the northern part of this country and their consequences on the process of the Syrian conflict resolution.”
The interlocutors agreed to continue the expert consultations in the interests of cooperation in implementing the UN Security Council resolution on Syria.
